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Doha Ministerial: Measuring Success

Analysis of the Doha Ministerial.

Mercosur Meets Amid Argentina Slump

Associated Press | December 20, 2001 | By SERENA PARKER, Associated Press Writer BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A march by angry Argentine shoemakers protesting cheap Brazilian imports underscores the difficulties leaders of the Mercosur trade bloc face at a summit starting Thursday.

WTO Fifth Ministerial Meeting to Be Held in Mexico

XINHUA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE | December 20, 2001 Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Mike Moore said here Thursday that the fifth ministerial meeting will be held in Mexico but the timing and the location are flexible.

NAFTA Spurs Suits North, South

Washington Times | December 19, 2001 | By Carter Dougherty A Canadian company involved in Northern Virginia's Mixing Bowl road-construction project is suing the federal government under NAFTA on the grounds that laws channeling money to U.S.-based companies violate the 1994 agreement.

WTO Asked to Revisit Dairy Subsidy Case: Marchi Furious about Request from U.S., New Zealand

The Ottawa Citizen | Bloomberg News | December 19, 2001 | Warren Giles GENEVA--The U.S. and New Zealand asked the World Trade Organization to take a second look at Canada's dairy exports, after a WTO panel couldn't prove that subsidies by Canadian provinces break trade rules.

Russia Economy: WTO Tariffs Talks Progress

BBC MONITORING | Interfax | December 18, 2001 Russia and World Trade Organization member nations have agreed on the tariffs to be levied on 80 per cent of the items to be imported into Russia, Maksim Medvedkov, deputy economic development and trade minister and head of the Russian negotiating team, told a news conference in Geneva following the latest round of talks on Tuesday.

China""s Quiet Entry in WTO May Have Resounding Results

The Philadelphia Inquirer | December 17, 2001 The move, though expected, is a milestone, reflecting the nation's desire to take part in the global economy. Andrew Cassel While we were all glued to the endgame in Afghanistan last week, something momentous was happening just a couple of time zones away from there.